(open) and i heard your voice as clear as day

[anciently]

Who: Aerith Gainsborough and YOU
What: A general catchall log for November!
Where: Various locations within.
When: Throughout the month.
Content Warnings: n/a, will update if needed



( top levels with locations below )

Comments

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Do flowers routinely talk, where you're from?

[he's not judging -- more, he's honestly curious. Noct has filled him in on a few of the basics already, like how the people here are from all different versions of reality, so it could very well be that flowers do talk, where she's from. he'd hate to think what all the vegetables he and Gladio have picked, over the course of the last few months, would have to say, if they could talk]

[he also realizes, albeit belatedly, that he may have startled her, and so he holds up a hand, all at once placating] Ah, my apologies for sneaking up on you.

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[ Ignis doesn't exactly startle her, but he does shake her from her reverie. Aerith stands up and brushes her dress off, turning to him with a smile. ]

Oh, sort of. They talk to me, anyway. [ But she's a special snowflake. ] Besides, you can still talk to them even if they're not feeling chatty, you know!

[ Give it a try, Ignis! ]

What is this place? [ Aerith inquires of the stranger, glancing around. ] Ay ideas?

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That would be too ranunculus even for me, I think. [ridiculous, ranunculus. he couldn't resist the flower pun]

In all seriousness, though, I'm not entirely sure. [though, he does take another look around, too, as if something will stick out that sheds some light on the situation. when nothing does, he shakes his head and returns his attentions to Aerith] It's a miracle it's not flooded, if nothing else, I suppose. [even if he can't guess at its purpose, otherwise]

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[ Aerith picks up on the pun, mouth twitching at an amused smile as she utters a chuckle. ]

Yeah... I can't say I've ever been here before, but it's strange for sure. [ There's a pause, and then another, little laugh. ] That's just the way everything is around here, though, don't you think?

[ Each new location or creature is as odd as the last. Generally they're nothing to worry about, at least... ]

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[he flashes her a brief smile in response, pleased that he got her to laugh, however faintly. when he sobers again, it's with a nod] Decidedly. [a beat] Have you seen the chicken with hands for feet?

[look, he's hung up on the chicken nugs. everything else, he's kind of taking in a blasé sort of stride, as is his wont, but he can get past the chickens]

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The - what? [ Okay, she laughs even more at that image, shaking her head in amused disbelief. ] You're joking.

[ Well, probably not. Aerith knows that this place has its share of bizarre wildlife, having seen some of it herself. One of those creatures also lives with her, so...she's the last person to cast aspersions on claims of weird animals. ]

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If only I were. [a beat] Your best bet to find one would be away from the mountain, I think. They've no feathers, either. [so, they're probably not going to be anywhere cold]

[ ... you see why this is horrifying, though?]

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I'll keep an eye out. [ Mireille might not like another bird-creature, though... ] Did you see the really tall ones? They had long necks, and were...in the forest, I think.

[ She'd seen them with Tifa, but it'd been a while ago, now. ]

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I have. [a beat] We have something similar, back home -- minus the wings, of course, but ... [but the winged giraffe are close enough to an anak that it's not as jarring as the chickens]

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Maybe it was part of the creature you're familiar with! That's apparently how it happens...

[ Consider: almost literally everything else in this world, and how they've all been spliced together to...varying effect. ]

I'm actually not sure I've seen anything from my home, yet. ...There might've been mention of a chocobo...?

[thats_it]

Possibly, though -- chocobo?

[it's very clear he was about to say something else, there, and got derailed by the mention of a chocobo. the look on his face lends weight to that idea]

You wouldn't happen to be from Eos, would you? [maybe he was wrong in thinking she wasn't from his world. maybe she's just never seen an anak, for all that they're native to Leide. maybe ... ]

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Eos? No: Gaia. [ She smiles knowingly, though. ] You must be from Noctis' world, am I right?

[ He's the only other one so far who's mentioned it, anyway. ]

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[he can't help but smile at the mention of Noct, though it's a quiet thing]

I am. [a beat] He's a very dear friend. [so much more than just his king]

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Ah ha! Well, I'm glad to hear he has someone from home here with him. I'm sure it's been lonely, being the only one.

[ He'd mentioned an "Ardyn" down in the tunnels, but the implications had...not been especially friendly. ]

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[and his smile falls, at that]

Only one? [a beat] I was under the impression that Prompto was here, as well. [then again, he really hasn't seen much of Prompto, since he's been here. maybe he's mistaken?]

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Oh - he could be! I just haven't met him. [ She smiles encouragingly, though, not wanting to dispirit her new acquaintance. ] Noctis would know for sure.

[ She assumes as much, anyway! ]

He's another friend of yours? If you tell me about him, maybe I can keep an eye out!